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| 3:1 | Beholde, what loue the father hath shewed on vs, that we shuld be called the the sonnes of God. For this cause the worlde knoweth you not, because it knoweth not hym. |
| 3:2 | Dearely beloued, now are we the sonnes of God & yet it doth not appeare, what we shalbe. But we knowe, that when it shall appeare, we shalbe lyke him. For we shall se hym as he is. |
| 3:3 | And euery man that hath this hope in him, pourgeth him selfe, euen as he also is pure. |
| 3:4 | Whosoeuer commytteth synne, committeth vnryghteousnes also, and synne is vnryghteousnes. |
| 3:5 | And ye knowe, that he appeared, to take awaye oure synnes, and in him is no synne. |
| 3:6 | As many as byde in hym, synne not: whosoeuer synneth, hath not sene hym, nether knowne hym. |
| 3:7 | Babes, let no man deceaue you. He that doeth ryghteousnes, is ryghteous, euen as he is ryghteous. |
| 3:8 | He that committeth synne, is of the deuyll: for the deuyll synneth sence the beginnynge. For this purpose appeared the sonne of God, to lowse the worckes of the deuyl. |
| 3:9 | Whosoeuer is borne of God, synneth not: for his seed remayneth in him, and he cannot synne, because he is borne of God. |
| 3:10 | In thys are the chyldren of God knowen, and the chyldren of the deuyll. Whosoeuer doeth not ryghteousnes, is not of God, nether he that loueth not hys brother. |
| 3:11 | For this is the tidinges, that ye hearde from the beginninge, that ye shuld loue one another, |
| 3:12 | not as Cayn which was of that wicked, and slewe his brother. And wherfore slewe he hym? Because his awne workes were euyll, and hys brothers good. |
| 3:13 | Maruayle not my brethren though the world hate you. |
| 3:14 | We knowe, that we are translated from deeth vnto lyfe, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not hys brother, abydeth in deeth. |
| 3:15 | Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a man slear. And ye knowe, that no man slear, hath eternall lyfe abydynge in hym. |
| 3:16 | Herby perceaue we loue: because he gaue his lyfe for vs: & we ought to geue oure liues for the brethren. |
| 3:17 | But whoso hath thys worldes good and seyth hys brother haue neade: and shutteth vp his compassion from him: how dwelleth the loue of God in hym? |
| 3:18 | My babes, let vs not loue in worde, nether in tonge: but in dede & in veritie. |
| 3:19 | Herby we knowe, that we are of the veritie & can quyet oure hertes before hym. |
| 3:20 | For yf oure herte condempne vs, God is gretter then oure herte, and knoweth all thinges. |
| 3:21 | Dearly beloued, yf oure herte condempne vs not, then haue we trust to God warde: |
| 3:22 | & what soeuer we aske we receaue of hym, because we kepe his commaundementes, & do those thinges which are pleasinge in his syght. |
| 3:23 | And this is hys commaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement. |
| 3:24 | And he that kepeth hys commaundementes, dwelleth in him, & he in him, and herby we knowe that he abydeth in vs, euen by the sprete which he hath geuen vs. |
| 3:1 | Se ye what maner charite the fadir yaf to vs, that we be named the sones of God, and ben hise sones. For this thing the world knewe not vs, for it knew not hym. |
| 3:2 | Moost dere britheren, now we ben the sones of God, and yit it apperide not, what we schulen be. We witen, that whanne he schal appere, we schulen be lijk hym, for we schulen se hym as he is. |
| 3:3 | And ech man that hath this hope in hym, makith hym silf hooli, as he is hooli. |
| 3:4 | Ech man that doith synne, doith also wickidnesse, and synne is wickidnesse. |
| 3:5 | And ye witen, that he apperide to do awei synnes, and synne is not in hym. |
| 3:6 | Ech man that dwellith in hym, synneth not; and ech that synneth, seeth not hym, nether knew hym. |
| 3:7 | Litle sones, no man disseyue you; he that doith riytwysnesse, is iust, as also he is iust. |
| 3:8 | He that doith synne, is of the deuel; for the deuel synneth fro the bigynnyng. In this thing the sone of God apperide, that he vndo the werkis of the deuel. |
| 3:9 | Ech man that is borun of God, doith not synne; for the seed of God dwellith in hym, and he may not do synne, for he is borun of God. |
| 3:10 | In this thing the sones of God ben knowun, and the sones of the feend. Ech man that is not iust, is not of God, and he that loueth not his brothir. |
| 3:11 | For this is the tellyng, that ye herden at the bigynnyng, that ye loue ech othere; |
| 3:12 | not as Caym, that was of the yuele, and slouy his brother. And for what thing slouy he him? for hise werkis weren yuele, and hise brotheris iust. |
| 3:13 | Britheren, nyle ye wondre, if the world hatith you. |
| 3:14 | We witen, that we ben translatid fro deeth to lijf, for we louen britheren. He that loueth not, dwellith in deth. |
| 3:15 | Ech man that hatith his brother, is a man sleere; and ye witen, that ech mansleere hath not euerlastinge lijf dwellinge in hym. |
| 3:16 | In this thing we han knowe the charite of God, for he puttide his lijf for vs, and we owen to putte oure lyues for oure britheren. |
| 3:17 | He that hath the catel of this world, and seeth that his brothir hath nede, and closith his entrailis fro hym, hou dwellith the charite of God in hym? |
| 3:18 | Mi litle sones, loue we not in word, nethir in tunge, but in werk and treuthe. |
| 3:19 | In this thing we knowen, that we ben of treuthe, and in his siyt we monesten oure hertis. |
| 3:20 | For if oure herte repreueth vs, God is more than oure hert, and knowith alle thingis. |
| 3:21 | Moost dere britheren, if oure herte repreueth not vs, we han trust to God; |
| 3:22 | and what euer we schulen axe, we schulen resseyue of hym, for we kepen hise comaundementis, and we don tho thingis that ben plesaunt bifor hym. |
| 3:23 | And this is the comaundement of God, that we bileue in the name of his sone Jhesu Crist, and that we loue ech othere, as he yaf heeste to vs. |
| 3:24 | And he that kepith hise comaundementis, dwellith in hym, and he in hym. And in this thing we witen, that he dwellith in vs, bi the spirit, whom he yaf to vs. |
| 3:1 | Beholde what loue the father hath shewed on vs, yt we shulde be called the childre of God. Therfore ye worlde knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him. |
| 3:2 | Dearly beloued, we are now ye childre of God, and yet hath it not appeared what we shalbe. But we knowe yt when he shal appeare, we shal be like him: for we shal se him as he is. |
| 3:3 | And euery man yt hath this hope in him, pourgeth him selfe, euen as he is pure. |
| 3:4 | Who so euer comytteth synne, comytteth vnrighteousnes also, and synne is vnrighteousnes. |
| 3:5 | And ye knowe that he appeared to take awaye oure synnes: and in him is no synne. |
| 3:6 | Who so euer abydeth in him, synneth not: who soeuer synneth, hath not sene him nether knowne him. |
| 3:7 | Babes, let noman disceaue you. He that doeth righteousnes, is righteous, euen as he is righteous. |
| 3:8 | He that commytteth synne, is of the deuell: for the deuell synneth sence ye begynnynge. For this purpose appeared the sonne of God, to lowse the workes of the deuell. |
| 3:9 | Who so euer is borne of God, synneth not: for his sede remayneth in him, & he ca not synne, because he is borne of God. |
| 3:10 | By this are the children of God knowne & the children of the deuell. Who so euer doeth not righteousnes, is not of God, nether he thath loueth not his brother. |
| 3:11 | For this is the tydinges which ye haue herde from the begynnynge, that ye shulde loue one another, |
| 3:12 | not as Cain, which was of the wicked, and slewe his brother. And wherfore slewe he him? euen because his awne workes were euell, and his brothers righteous. |
| 3:13 | Maruayle not (my brethren) though the worlde hate you. |
| 3:14 | We knowe yt we are traslated from death vnto life, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not his brother, abydeth in death. |
| 3:15 | Who soeuer hateth his brother, is a mansleyer. And ye knowe that a mansleyer hath not eternall life abydinge in him. |
| 3:16 | Hereby haue we perceaued loue, that he gaue his life for vs, and therfore ought we also to geue oure lyues for the brethre. |
| 3:17 | But he yt hath this worldes good, & seyth his brother haue nede, and shutteth vp his hert fro him, how dwelleth the loue of God in him? |
| 3:18 | My litle children, let vs not loue with worde nether with tonge, but with ye dede, and with the trueth. |
| 3:19 | Hereby knowe we, that we are of the verite, and can quyete oure hertes before him. |
| 3:20 | But yf oure hert condemne vs, God is greater the oure hert, and knoweth all thinges. |
| 3:21 | Dearly beloued, yf oure hert condemne vs not, then haue we a fre boldnes to God warde. |
| 3:22 | And what so euer we axe, we shal receaue it: because we kepe his comaundemetes, and do those thinges, which are pleasaunt in his sighte. |
| 3:23 | And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on ye name of his sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement. |
| 3:24 | And he that kepeth his commaundementes, dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby knowe we that he abydeth in vs, euen by the sprete which he hath geuen vs. |
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